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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon <aa73p@jioderigy.at>
Reply-To: <benjaminwilliams307@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2016 06:38:03 -0700
Subject: LETTER OF COMPENSATION/SETTLEMENT

Dear Sir/Madam,

LETTER OF COMPENSATION/SETTLEMENT.


We hereby inform you that out of our records for the year investigation
it is drawn to us that you have been victimized by the men of underworld
(Pretenders/impostors). However,the management has been dutifully empowered
by the Investigation bureau office of the UN President and Nigerian Government
to curb all illicit transaction and workload of this perpetrators.

We have been having a meeting for the passed 7 months which ended 2
days ago with the secretary to the UNITED NATIONS and President Muhammadu Buhari
of Nigeria to compensate 500,000 scam victim worldwide. This email
is to all the people that have been scammed in any part of the world, the
UNITED NATIONS and CENTRAL BANK NIGERIA have agreed to compensate them
with the sum of US$4.9 Million United State Dollars to each person.

This includes every foreign contractors that may have not received
their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction
or international businesses that failed due to Government problems
etc. We found your name in our list and that is why we are contacting
you, this have been agreed upon and have been signed.Please make sure
you respond to this email well and stop communicating with FAKE Office
that has been promising you heaven and earth but all is in vain.

You are advised to contact Mr.Benjamin Williams JP as he is our representative,
in Nigeria contact him immediately for your ATM CARD VALUED US $4.9 Million
United State Dollars/ This funds are in a ATM CARD for security purpose, so that
he will send it to you and you can withdraw it in any ATM machine of your choice.

Therefore, you should send him Email immediately with BELOW
INFORMATION he will tell you what you need to do to receive your ATM
CARD VALUED US$4.9 Million United State Dollars.


NOTE: FOR NON APPEARANCES, DO NOT CONTACT Mr.Benjamin Williams, IF YOU CAN NOT PAY
FOR THE SHIPPING OF YOUR ATM CARD OR VISIT ANY OF OUR DISBURSEMENT CENTRE FOR THE CLAIM.

Your Full Name...........
Your Home Address........
Your Private Telephone Number.......
Your Age....................
SSN................
Your Occupation........
Your Country..........


These above-mentioned information's will officially enable us to carry out our
verification processes and after that your compensation/Inheritance Funds will
be approved in your name and will be hand over to you by ATM Card delivery to your
doorstep or you visiting any of our disbursement centre for the claim.

Contact our representative with the information bellow for direction.

Person to Contact: Mr.Benjamin Williams
Email: benjaminwilliams307@gmail.com

Thanks and God bless you and your family.

Hoping to hear from you as soon as you receive your ATM CARD.

Regards,
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
http://www.un.org/sg/

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